Many brands are starting to see a recovery despite the challenges initially brought on by the pandemic. Some businesses, especially ones that focused efforts on expanding e-commerce ventures, have even seen profits rise even higher than before.
HYPEBEAST has rounded up the top business and crypto stories of the week so you can stay in the know about trends across industries.
The purchase of a .% stake is valued at around $. billion USD, and gives Musk more than four times as many shares as Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. The Tesla CEO has also been appointed to Twitter’s board of directors.
The rideshare company hopes to expand its service offerings to trains, buses, plans as well as car rentals, starting with the U.K. later this year. Uber will not be providing these services but will allow people to use the app to book.
It said its focus remains on building out the metaverse, hoping to make more progress before hosting another F event. There will instead be an inaugural business messaging event on May called Conversations as well as a Connect event.
Slated to run from June -, the conference will “showcase the latest innovations in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.” A select group of developers and students will also be able to visit Apple Park on June to watch the keynote and State of the Union videos together.
The SC deal is anchored by private investment in public equity from figures like Tom Brady, Naomi Osaka, Kevin Durant, Rich Kleiman, Tony Hawk, Joe Gebbia, Jonah Hill, Adam Levine, and more. Since , HYPEBEAST has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code .HK, and is expected to be dual-listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol $HYPE in the third quarter of .
According to Vogue Business, customers will be given the option to trade Bitcoin, , Binance Coin, Ripple, and Tether and USD Coin for all Off-White™ products. The new payment system applies to its flagship stores in London, Paris and Milan.
The Bloom NFT will allow festival-goers to unlock exclusive on-sie perks throughout the weekends. On the Friday morning of each festival weekend, NFT holders will see their seed NFT blossom into one of the seven desert flowers.
The most recent Forbes billionaire report cites his net worth at $ billion USD. Binance has an estimated valuation of $. billion USD, with CZ’s stake likely at % or more.
The partnership aims to shape the future of the metaverse and combine elements of the creative physical and digital world. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said the project aims to reshape “how people meet, play, work, learn and interact in a virtual, D world.”
Arnault revealed a rose gold and enamel CryptoPunk necklace designed by Tiffany & Co. He took to Twitter to showcase the piece, which is designed after his PFP.
